title: Radiofrequency ablation for cardiac arrhythmias causing postcardiac injury syndrome.
abstract: We report 2 cases of exudative left pleural effusion following radiofrequency catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias complicated by cardiac perforation. We suggest that radiofrequency ablation may be a previously unsuspected cause of postcardiac injury syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 11203, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Turitto
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Abordo
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mandawat
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Togay
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El-Sherif
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000601:surgery*